Asher

Party Time

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Friends

Yesterday we had a party. Well, sort of. See the yellow dog sitting behind the big guy? Her name is Frieda. She belongs to our good friends. She was in day care with my people when she was a puppy. Codie helped raise her and taught her how to play like an Aussie.

She just turned 13. Can you tell she is a Golden Retriever? Her people insist on giving her a hair cut. Nobody who sees her can figure out what kind of dog she is or what she’s supposed to look like.

Frieda’s really nice. She’s the best behaved of all of us. But when she comes to Asherpark she gets to bark in the house. She talks with her mouth full. I guess because she’s a retriever she always wants to haul a stuffie around with her.

She didn’t like me when she first met me. Maybe it was my puppy teeth. But when she stayed with us for a whole month she decided I was ok. She plays bump and run. She tries to catch the ball too. That’s pretty funny. She can’t catch a fly ball. Really.

Did you notice Jack isn’t in the picture? He’s still feeling out of sorts because Sherman is staying with us. It’s good for Jack to have company. That’s the way it is in our house. Somebody’s always coming or going. Jack just wants them to go.

We’re havin another party today. Three Labradors and two Shelties. One of them is my pal River, the puppy. Party time! Gotta run.

Jack

My Feelings

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Jack and Tess

I asked Ash if I could write the DailyBark for today. I told him I had some things I wanted to bark about. Ash said that was fine with him. He wants me to bark more anyway.

I had a pal named Butch where I used to live. Butch was an okay guy, but we didn’t have the best life. Nobody paid much attention to us. We had fleas and didn’t smell good. We hung together because we only had each other.

Now I’ve got Ash and Tess. Ash and I ride together all the time. We go to the store or visit friends. Ash says we can’t go as much when it gets hot so I’d better enjoy our rides now. Sometimes Tess and I go in the truck together. She always sits up front.

Tess lets me play a little bump and run in the yard. My mom laughs at the silly look on my face when I’m havin’ a good time with Tess. When people come to the house they seem to like me. I think it’s because I don’t carry on the way Ash does.

Yesterday I thought my world was ending. Some people came to the house with a great big dog named Sherman. He’s bigger than me and Ash together. Tess made nice with him. Ash ignored him. I shadowed him around the yard barking the whole time. He’s real laid back, so he didn’t seem to care.

Then his people left without him. I got scared. I asked Ash if I had to go to make room for the big guy. Ash said his people are on vacation and they’re coming back for him. I’m not sure. He brought all his stuff – his bed, his toys and lots of food. I follow him and mark over his mark. I’m uneasy. I hope he goes home soon.

Asher

We’re Mad

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Tess

Tess is not happy. See her giving mom the stink eye? She had a bath today and she thinks she’s being picked on. I tried to tell her that us guys had our baths last week. You’d think a little princess like Tess would want a bath. But she’d rather get dirty digging under fences.

Tess was real good in the tub. She didn’t try to get out. Her fur is super thick so it will take hours to dry. She’s scared of motor sounds. That’s why we can’t help her out with a blow dry.

Jack is the best in the tub. He likes all the attention from mom, so he stands real still to please her. I wiggle a lot and try to back away from the water.

If anybody has reason to be peeved, it’s me. See this silly picture of me? See the stupid white strip in the middle of my head? Mom said I had to wear it because I swiped her labels and tore them up. Obviously I didn’t tear them ALL up since I have one on my head.

Ash

It didn’t hurt or nothin.  But I did feel dumb wearing it. Mom took it off when she stopped laughing. So Tess isn’t the only one with something to be mad about.

Now it doesn’t matter so much. We got to play in the rain. The neighbors aren’t home so mom let me bark at their dog longer than usual. Tess is playing up her sad face for all it’s worth. At least she scored some extra treats for us. I’ve almost forgotten why we were mad. Time for fun. See ya.